Caroline Maria Holmes

1841 - 1901  (~ 60 years)

• Name	Caroline Maria Holmes  [1]
  Birth	Jan 1841	New York   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 Jun 1901	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  Burial	Cypress Grove Cemetery, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
  Notes	When Maria was eight years old, her mother died of Cholera, and she was placed in the Poydras Orphan Asylum for Females by order of the court recorder on August 19, 1849. Her father was still living, but presumable unable to care for his children. She was Protestant. On May 19, 1856, she was placed with a Mrs. Randall. In 1900, she was living with her youngest son and his wife. When she died in 1901, the funeral services were held at their residence on 2518 Poydras Street. She was buried in Cypress Grove 2 Cemetery, which was later excavated during the 1930's for construction of Canal Boulevard. Her remains were not relocated to another burial place.
  Person ID	I187	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	James Holmes,   b. Abt 1809, Bornholm Island, Denmark d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary McKnight,   b. 5 Apr 1809, Liverpool, Lancashire, England d. Jul 1849, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1836	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [1]
  	They were married at St. Nicholas Church.
  Family ID	F191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean-Marie Morlas,   b. 14 Nov 1846, Laas, Gers, France d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1862
  Children	1. Marie Morlas,   b. Abt 1862, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana d. 20 Sep 1887, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Age ~ 25 years)   2. John Dominic Morlas,   b. 25 Aug 1865, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana d. 14 Feb 1923, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Age 57 years)   3. Bertrand "Uncle Cook" Morlas,   b. 4 Jul 1867, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana d. 25 Aug 1948, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Age 81 years)   4. Henry Morlas,   b. Jun 1874, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana d. 11 Jan 1918, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Age ~ 43 years)
  Family ID	F188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Jan 1841 - New York Death - 7 Jun 1901 - New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Burial - - Cypress Grove Cemetery, Orleans Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S479] Zahn, Bennie Jay--The Families Pene Roquevert Morlas (Privately Published; New Orleans, LA 1992) , updates and corrections issued periodically.